Pedro, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Olivier Giroud all missed the matchday squad for Wednesday's match, the latter having suffered an ankle injury against Crystal Palace while the former pair dealing with hamstring issues.

In addition, Danny Drinkwater has been struggling with a back problem, while Loftus-Cheek, who replaced Willian, has been out a back complaint of his own and had no time to warm up before replacing his Brazilian team-mate.